[Rhodes22-list] need some help

G & D Barrera rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org
Wed, 11 Sep 2002 20:46:32 -0500


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Michael

Thought it was pretty good as is.
You know that when it come to dogs, behavior runs up the leash. A good =
dog will have a good owner and a bad dog, etc....The law should be =
changed to fine the owner of any offending dog, not penalize the dog.
Had our dog out on the boat Labor Day weekend. The public beach off our =
harbor lets dogs swim before 9am. Get 5-8 dogs out there having fun.

Glen


  ----- Original Message -----=20
  From: Michael Meltzer=20
  To: rhodes22-list@rhodes22.org=20
  Sent: Wednesday, September 11, 2002 1:10 AM
  Subject: [Rhodes22-list] need some help


  I got "foot-in-mouth" at the dog park over the weekend, and was asked =
to write a
  letter to the local paper, http://www.doggpac.org/ for the background.
  Ok. I figured I would try to run it by the list first, see how it sell =
and look for any ideas
  how to punch it up, make it more powerful, persuasive, improve it or =
tone it down,
  over the top is nominal for the town :-) Not pound and would welcome =
any additions or advice.
  beside I rather start with a 100 people I know before 25,000 in town =
:-)


  An Open Letter to the Westport RTM

  =20

              I'm glad to hear the RTM will be reviewing the latest =
winter regulation for Compo Beach, Which are just an example of the =
overregulation we've been seeing in your Town. I find it ad fount to the =
Connecticut Yankee sprint and to butcher a paraphrase "An others =
person's paranoia should not be my problem". To the best of my know age =
their have been no reported problems that demand a solution.=20

  =20

  I have three Daughter aged 7, 5 and 1, and our favorite winter =
activity is going to Compo Beach with our dog. I might add with my =
wife's blessing after a long winter week. We run around, walk the dog, =
dig the sand, climb the jetties, play fetch in the water, collect rocks =
and shell and are a family. The girls love the playground. I being a =
reasonable parent keep a watch on them all. Dozen of time a day little =
ones come to pet and meet our Rooney. We've done this for years, as =
other parents, and their never been a problem. So what are those new =
rules about? I am going to be forced to break the law by having Rooney =
with me or to break the law by not supervising the children. Or better =
yet maybe I should leave the kids at the house while I take the Rooney =
to the beach? How much family time do any of us have?=20

  =20

  I am a normal guy, humble, hard working with the Metro North monthly =
ticket, up early and home late. I am not a member of PETA, or an =
activist at the town meetings or ones of these people think dogs are =
people. I never been disappointed in Westport until now, never before =
have I seen an issue forced thought by the few wheeling power in the =
face of strong opposition. =20

  =20

  Scrap the new rules. There is no problem at Compo Beach, It's is truly =
a non-issue. Only problem is in the minds of bored people with not =
enough to do and the effects of their ternary.

  =20

  =20

   Michael Meltzer




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<DIV>Michael</DIV>
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<DIV>Thought it was pretty good as is.</DIV>
<DIV>You know that when it come to dogs,&nbsp;behavior runs up the =
leash. A good=20
dog will have a good owner and a bad&nbsp;dog, etc....The law should be =
changed=20
to&nbsp;fine the owner of&nbsp;any offending dog, not penalize&nbsp;the=20
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<DIV>Had&nbsp;our dog&nbsp;out on the boat&nbsp;Labor Day&nbsp;weekend. =
The=20
public&nbsp;beach off our harbor lets dogs swim&nbsp;before 9am. Get 5-8 =
dogs=20
out there having fun.</DIV>
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<DIV>Glen</DIV>
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  <A title=3Dmjm@michaelmeltzer.com =
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2002 1:10=20
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  <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [Rhodes22-list] need =
some=20
  help</DIV>
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  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I got "foot-in-mouth" at the dog park =
over the=20
  weekend, and was asked to write a</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>letter to the local paper, <A=20
  href=3D"http://www.doggpac.org/">http://www.doggpac.org/</A>&nbsp;for =
the=20
  background.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Ok. I figured I would try to run it =
by the list=20
  first, see how it sell and look for any ideas</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>how to punch it up, make it more =
powerful,=20
  persuasive, improve it or tone it down,</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>over the top is nominal for the town =
:-) Not=20
  pound and would welcome any additions or advice.</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>beside I rather start with a 100 =
people I know=20
  before 25,000 in town :-)</FONT></DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
  <DIV>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt">An Open Letter to =
the=20
  <st1:City><st1:place>Westport</st1:place></st1:City> RTM</P>
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  style=3D"mso-tab-count: =
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  </SPAN>I=92m glad to hear the RTM will be reviewing the latest winter =
regulation=20
  for <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Compo</st1:PlaceName>=20
  <st1:PlaceType>Beach</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, Which are just an =
example of=20
  the overregulation we=92ve been seeing in your Town. I find it ad =
fount to the=20
  Connecticut Yankee sprint and to butcher a paraphrase =93An others =
person=92s=20
  paranoia should not be my problem=94. To the best of my know age their =
have been=20
  no reported problems that demand a solution. </P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in =
0pt"><o:p>&nbsp;</o:p></P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: =
0.5in">I have=20
  three Daughter aged 7, 5 and 1, and our favorite winter activity is =
going to=20
  <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Compo</st1:PlaceName>=20
  <st1:PlaceType>Beach</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> with our dog. I might =
add=20
  with my wife=92s blessing after a long winter week. We run around, =
walk the dog,=20
  dig the sand, climb the jetties, play fetch in the water, collect =
rocks and=20
  shell and are a family. The girls love the playground. I being a =
reasonable=20
  parent keep a watch on them all. Dozen of time a day little ones come =
to pet=20
  and meet our Rooney. We=92ve done this for years, as other parents, =
and their=20
  never been a problem. So what are those new rules about? I am going to =
be=20
  forced to break the law by having Rooney with me or to break the law =
by not=20
  supervising the children. Or better yet maybe I should leave the kids =
at the=20
  house while I take the Rooney to the beach? How much family time do =
any of us=20
  have? </P>
  <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal style=3D"MARGIN: 0in 0in 0pt; TEXT-INDENT: =
0.5in">I am a=20
  normal guy, humble, hard working with the Metro North monthly ticket, =
up early=20
  and home late. I am not a member of PETA, or an activist at the town =
meetings=20
  or ones of these people think dogs are people. I never been =
disappointed in=20
  <st1:City><st1:place>Westport</st1:place></st1:City> until now, never =
before=20
  have I seen an issue forced thought by the few wheeling power in the =
face of=20
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  <P class=3DMsoNormal=20
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  <st1:place><st1:PlaceName>Compo</st1:PlaceName>=20
  <st1:PlaceType>Beach</st1:PlaceType></st1:place>, It=92s is truly a =
non-issue.=20
  Only problem is in the minds of bored people with not enough to do and =
the=20
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